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A ritual worship scene in a temple hall. A tall young priest with long hair, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and a saffron shawl, stands at left holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a long ceremonial rod in the other, offering light. Seated devotees in white clothes and orange shawls, including a man with a rudraksha mala and a woman in white with a red bindi, have palms pressed together. Behind them a painted deity murti with multiple arms stands before a green and orange backdrop. At right, a gilded canopy shelters an altar decorated with flower garlands, with a deity murti and a brass plate of offerings, and a flame burns in the foreground. The scene shows a puja or aarti with devotees in attendance.

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A standing man in an orange-brown dhoti and orange shawl with long loose hair holds a lit lamp toward a golden canopied shrine to the right, where garlanded deity murtis sit under floral decoration. Behind him a painted deity figure with multiple arms carries a trident. Seated devotees in white and orange clothing, including a shaved-headed youth in orange with a tilak, press their palms together at a fire pit with yellow ghee blocks, brass plates and offerings in front of the shrine, indicating a puja or homa. a person cues are the long swept-back hair and orange-brown ritual dress of the standing officiant; the appearance is not certain enough to confirm identity.2013-05-13May 13 20132013-05-13May 13 20132013-05-13May 13 20132013-05-13May 13 20132013-05-13May 13 20132013-05-13A temple-style puja in a hall with a colourful painted backdrop showing a fierce multi-armed deity holding a trident and a golden wand. In the foreground a young sannyasi in a saffron-orange cloth and a standing young devotee in maroon and gold robes with a pink garland press their palms together near a fire pit whose flames rise beside brass lamps, flowers and offerings. Two seated men in white clothes sit with hands folded, and a golden ceremonial lamp stand and a decorated deity murti with garlands appear at right. About six people are visible.2013-05-15May 15 20132013-05-15May 13 20132013-05-13May 19 20132013-05-19May 15 20132013-05-15A temple puja in progress before a colourful multi-armed deity statue with a trident and sword, painted in orange, red and gold against a turquoise wall. To the right, a richly decorated deity murti is adorned with red, orange and yellow flower garlands and a silver trident. In the foreground, a priest in saffron-orange robes with white body markings holds a lit flame or aarti lamp and offers it toward the deity. Beside him, a young man with a bare chest and short hair sits with palms joined in prayer, and several men in white dhotis join in worship. Brass bowls, oil lamps, flower offerings and mango-like fruit sit on a tiered stone base in front of the deity.2013-05-17